Plugin.yml error authors are of wrong type? How to fix?

Here is the error

Code:

Org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidDescriptionException: authors are of wrong type
    at org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile.loadMap(PluginDescriptionFile.java:936)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile.<init>(PluginDescriptionFile.java:188)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.getPluginDescription(JavaPluginLoader.java:252)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugins(SimplePluginManager.java:132)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:239)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.CraftServer.<init>(CraftServer.java:217)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.PlayerList.<init>(PlayerList.java:56)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.DedicatedPlayerList.<init>(SourceFile:11)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.DedicatedServer.init(DedicatedServer.java:106)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:391)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:582)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Iterable
    at org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile.loadMap(PluginDescriptionFile.java:932)
    ... 10 more

 

This means you put in a string, such as:

Code:

authors: AuthorA, AuthorB, AuthorC

You need to use a list

Code:

authors: [AuthorA, AuthorB, AuthorC]

or the author key (without the s)

Code:

author: AuthorA, AuthorB, AuthorC

 

I don't think the last one is accurate. I am pretty sure you should only type one author when you use that.

 

The last one will just spit the entire string, commas included.

 

authors: 'ftbastler, Galodystic, [Toxiic] Tortoise'

Is that correct?

 

It's absolutely fine to list all authors in the author key. The only difference is that when you use /about, you'll see "Author: AuthorA, AuthorB, AuthorC" instead of "Authors: AuthorA, AuthorB and AuthorC".

EDIT: Nope, it needs to be:

Code:

authors: [ftbastler, Galodystic, Toxiic Tortoise]

I'm not sure if you can use brackets inside the list, but you could give it a shot.

 

Thank You, but sadly i get another error.

Code:

ould not load 'plugins/TheBukkitGames(SagaContinues).jar' in folder 'plugins'
org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidDescriptionException: Invalid plugin.yml
    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.getPluginDescription(JavaPluginLoader.java:257)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugins(SimplePluginManager.java:132)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:239)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.CraftServer.<init>(CraftServer.java:217)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.PlayerList.<init>(PlayerList.java:56)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.DedicatedPlayerList.<init>(SourceFile:11)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.DedicatedServer.init(DedicatedServer.java:106)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:391)
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:582)
Caused by: mapping values are not allowed here
in "<reader>", line 5, column 17:
    authors: authors: [ftbastler, Galodystic, [Toxii ...
                    ^
 
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.fetchValue(ScannerImpl.java:733)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.fetchMoreTokens(ScannerImpl.java:305)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.checkToken(ScannerImpl.java:179)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl$ParseBlockMappingKey.produce(ParserImpl.java:563)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.peekEvent(ParserImpl.java:161)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.checkEvent(ParserImpl.java:146)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:230)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeDocument(Composer.java:123)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.getSingleNode(Composer.java:106)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getSingleData(BaseConstructor.java:121)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.loadFromReader(Yaml.java:480)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.load(Yaml.java:411)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile.<init>(PluginDescriptionFile.java:188)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.getPluginDescription(JavaPluginLoader.java:252)
    ... 8 more

What should I do? I suck at the plugin.yml

 

@[Toxiic] Tortoise

Whyd you put authors twice

 

[Toxiic] Tortoise Try removing the first authors key, so the entire line looks like the example I showed above.

 

Sorry guys omg, derp.

Fixed. Thank you all!

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.